25th Filmfare Awards

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The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978.

Amar Akbar Anthony and Hum Kisise Kum Naheen led the ceremony with 7 nominations each, followed by Gharaonda and Swami with 6 nominations each.

Amar Akbar Anthony, Hum Kisise Kum Naheen and Swami won 3 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Shyam Benegal's Bhumika won Best Film, starting a run where 3 films by Shyam Benegal won Best Film in 5 years. Amitabh Bachchan won his first Best Actor award for his role in Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony.

Main awards

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Basu Chatterjee — Best Director winner for Swami

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Amitabh Bachchan — Best Actor winner for Amar Akbar Anthony

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Shabana Azmi — Best Actress winner for Swami

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Shriram Lagoo — Best Supporting Actor winner for Gharaonda

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Asha Sachdev — Best Supporting Actress winner for Priyatama

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Mohammed Rafi — Best Playback singer, Male winner for "Kya Hua Tera Vaada" (Hum Kisise Kum Naheen)

Best Film

Bhumika

• Amar Akbar Anthony
• Gharaonda
• Manthan
• Swami

Best Director

Basu Chatterjee – Swami

• Asrani – Chala Murari Hero Banne
• Bhimsain – Gharaonda
• Gulzar – Kinara
• Manmohan Desai – Amar Akbar Anthony

Best Actor

Amitabh Bachchan – Amar Akbar Anthony

• Amitabh Bachchan – Adalat
• Sanjeev Kumar – Yehi Hai Zindagi
• Sanjeev Kumar – Zindagi
• Vinod Khanna – Shaque

Best Actress

Shabana Azmi – Swami

• Hema Malini – Kinara
• Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi
• Smita Patil – Bhumika
• Zarina Wahab – Gharaonda

Best Supporting Actor

Shreeram Lagoo – Gharaonda

• Shreeram Lagoo – Kinara
• Tariq – Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
• Vikram – Aadmi Sadak Ka
• Vinod Mehra – Anurodh

Best Supporting Actress

Asha Sachdev – Priyatama

• Aruna Irani – Khoon Pasina
• Farida Jalal – Shaque
• Nazneen – Dildaar
• Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi

Best Comic Actor

Paintal – Chala Murari Hero Banne

• Deven Verma – Doosra Aadmi
• Keshto Mukherjee – Chacha Bhatija
• Manik Dutt – Safed Jhoot
• Mukri – Tyaag

Best Story

Swami – Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

• Chala Murari Hero Banne – Asrani
• Doosra Aadmi – Raju Saigal
• Gharaonda – Shankar Shesh
• Kinara – Bhusan Bangali

Best Screenplay

Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Gaur and Madhusudan Kalekar

Best Dialogue

Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Vrajendra Gaur

Best Music

Amar Akbar Anthony – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

• Alaap – Jaidev
• Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – R.D. Burman
• Kinara – R.D. Burman
• Swami – Rajesh Roshan

Best Lyrics

Gharaonda – Gulzar for Do Deewana Sheher Main

• Amar Akbar Anthony – Anand Bakshi for Parda Hai Parda
• Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Kya Hua Tera Wada
• Kinara – Gulzar for Naam Gum Jaayega
• Manthan – Niti Sagar for Mero Gaam Katha Parey

Best Playback Singer, Male

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Mohammad Rafi for Kya Hua Tera Wada

• Amar Akbar Anthony – Mohammad Rafi for Parda Hai Parda
• Anurodh – Kishore Kumar for Aap Ke Anurodh
• Mukti – Mukesh for Suhaani Chandni
• Swami – K.J. Yesudas for Aaye Na Balam

Best Playback Singer, Female

Manthan – Priti Sagar for Mero Gaam Katha Parey

• Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – Sushma Shrestha for Kya Hua Tera Wada
• Inkaar – Usha Mangeshkar for O Mungada Mungada
• Taxi Taxie – Asha Bhosle for Laayi Kahaan Hai Zindagi

Best Art Direction

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen - Shanti Das

Best Cinematography

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen - Munir Khan

Best Editing

Amar Akbar Anthony - Kamlakar Karkhanis

Best Sound

Agent Vinod - Dinshaw Billmoria

Critics' Awards

Best Film

Shatranj Ke Khiladi

Best Documentary

Transformations

Biggest Winners

• Swami – 3/6
• Amar Akbar Anthony – 3/7
• Hum Kisise Kum Naheen – 3/7
• Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – 2/2
• Gharaonda – 2/6

See also

• 27th Filmfare Awards
• 26th Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards